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Recently, scientists have found warm water at a vital point underneath Antarctica’s “doomsday glacier,” a nickname given to one of Antarctica’s fastest melting glaciers. The warm water combined with the turbulence level has the efficiency to melt the base of the glacier. This alarming discovery has…

A UMass student in Boston just recently tested positive for the coronavirus and is now currently being held in self-isolation. Public health nurses are currently monitoring his health and report that he is recovering well. State officials working with the CDC are to determine if the student can be…

In the coming decades, the use of VR headsets seems to be the future for workplace learning. Companies like Walmart, Fidelity Investments, and Accenture have recently been participating in using the 360-degree experience to allow employees to perceive different scenarios they might find themselves…

As the spread of the new coronavirus continues to make headlines and stir concerns across the world, Saplakoglu hopes to inform and update viewers through her article ““More US cases of coronavirus, as death toll rises: Live updates on 2019-nCoV.” As of Jan. 27, there are five confirmed cases in…

An academic study done at Princeton University found that “five major US prepaid wireless carriers are vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks.” SIM swaps occur when an attacker tricks the telco’s staff to switch someone’s phone number to the attacker’s SIM card, allowing the attacker to gain access to…

Malaria is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes, which transfer the disease through the parasite Plasmodium. Despite the efforts of research today, malaria is still very much a global major cause of death. Research conducted by Volker Heussler and Oliver Billker involves a genome-wide gene…

With the increasing influence that social media has on people’s lives, social media companies are using this rising trend to deliver news to the users. Through a survey conducted among 5,107 US adults, the Americans perceptions on this issue are discussed. The public has responded to these actions…

The cases of vaping related lung issues caught the attention of CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Having taken on cases related to the Zika virus, SARS, and 2001 anthrax attacks, the scientists at CDC are now determined to determine the cause of the outbreak so that the public can…

The increasing rates of earthquakes along the Ridgecrest area is believed to be a factor in the recent movements on the Garlock fault, rejecting the U.S. Geological Survey’s previous prediction that the Ridgecrest earthquakes were unlikely to affect other area faults. This is an important reminder…

Within the last two months, Tokyo, Japan reached an average high of 92 degree Fahrenheit with more than 20,000 people in Japan hospitalized due to the extreme heat. At this rate, climate change could severely affect the Tokyo Olympics starting in July 24, 2020. Despite the commitments made during…

How should you prepare for disasters? The answer might just lie in machine learning. New technologies have succeeded in analyzing huge amounts of data to help answer important questions like the location, impact, relative timing, etc. of the event. This information can help save many lives if…

“Research reveal that almost 40% of women physicians go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their residencies The primary reason? Family” (Paturel). While most research has labeled gender discrimination to be the primary reason for limited career opportunities for…

This month Walmart opened up its first Health Center in Dallas, Georgia, offering a variety of healthcare services, with costs as low as $10. Other rivals of Walmart in the healthcare market include Walgreens and CVS Health. These major retailers are entering the health care market now, since many…

By using a gene-editing technology called CRISPR, researchers claim that they are close to developing a cure for HIV, a virus that destroys the white blood cells that fight infection. If left untreated, it can develop into the last stage: AIDS. Currently, there are about 1.1 million people in the…